FCC proposes new tools to block robocalls
Major phone carriers will be allowed to use a technology to block unidentified callers by default
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Trump signs executive order banning tech posing a security risk
Although the order doesn't mention China, the executive order is mainly focused on actions by that country
High winds scrub SpaceX launch of internet relay satellites
While disappointing, SpaceX was taking no chances with launch of its heaviest payload to date
Global Learning XPRIZE: $10M to be awarded for literacy software
The contest's goal is help illiterate children teach themselves to read and write using software on tablets
Facebook to bar some rules breakers from livestreaming
One-strike-you're-out policy follows the livestreamed massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand
San Francisco bans facial recognition technology
The face ID ban will apply to San Francisco city departments, but not to personal, business or federal use
U.S. says Uber drivers are independent contractors, not employees
The National Labor Relations Board released its opinion on the controversial matter of Uber drivers' classification
Disney gets control of Hulu in deal with Comcast
Entertainment giant, which also plans to launch Disney Plus in the fall, pushes deeper into streaming video
WhatsApp flaw let hackers install spyware on cellphones
Signs point to Israeli company NSO, which works with governments, often to spy on human rights activists; spyware kicked in when people made or got calls
San Francisco considers facial recognition ban
Civil liberty watchdogs argue the technology can be inaccurate
Amazon warehouses reportedly trash millions of unsold products
Retailer under fire after exposes of massive waste in the U.K. and France, where new toys and TVs were sent to dumps
Facebook now paying $18 an hour to block suicide videos
Some workers responsible for cleaning up disturbing material have reported low pay and difficult working conditions
Amazon to employees: We'll pay you to quit and haul packages
Hurtling towards one-day shipping deadlines, Amazon is offering its employees $10,000 to start delivery businesses
Uber stock investors better buckle up for bumpy ride
Monday is ride-hail company's first full day of trading after a rough IPO last Friday that saw rare stock price drop
NASA almost didn't televise the first moon landing
Mission control might never have witnessed Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon if it weren't for the vision of men like Eugene Shoemaker
Oregon school shooter ID'd, used shotgun bought by mother, sources say
Trump waives tariffs on largest buyers of Russian oil
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Sacramento mom says "hero" son shot, killed Oregon school shooter
On economy, Vance says "we're turning the ship around"
Pope Leo to be discharged from hospital on Saturday, Vatican says
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Reported attacks on ships around Strait of Hormuz reach record highs
Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after first week
Sean "Diddy" Combs moved to prison in Pennsylvania
